Tasting Notes: From vines over 50 years-old, this is the top Barbera that the Tre Donne estate produce. From a treasure chest of aromas, we discover cedar, exotic spice, and a magnificent wild cherry that draws us in for a deeper sniff. Remarkably refreshing for a red wine, Barbera naturally has very few tannins, which offers it the crisp quaffability of white wines, but the complexity of a great red.
| Piemonte, Italia. (Neive) 30 hectares. |
Marl and clay. | ||
| Tre Donne. (tray DOHN-ay) |
Guyot. 3,000-4,000 vines/hectare. 1 bottle/plant yield. |
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| Daniela, Rosanna, & Antonella. (don-YEAH-lah) (rohz-AHN-ah) (ahn-toh-NAY-lah) |
Fermentation for 7-10 days in temp controlled tanks. | ||
| 100% Barbera d’Asti. | 20 hectoliter old Slavonian oak casks. | ||
| 1.5 grams per liter. | 12 months in the barrel. 6 months in the bottle. |
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| 5.5 grams per liter. | 700 cases. | ||
| 14.0% by volume. | Veal, bleu-cheese burgers, and rabbit. |